CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer has been named to the preseason watch list for the Walter Camp Player of the Year, the Walter Camp Football Foundation announced Monday.
Altmyer is one of 46 players on the preseason watch list, which includes 22 quarterbacks, and is one of 10 standouts listed from the Big Ten. He is the second Illini in program history to be named to the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award preseason watch list, joining consensus All-American defensive lineman Johnny Newton (2023). Running back Chase Brown was a semifinalist for the honor in 2022.
WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD
The Walter Camp Player of the Year Award is presented annually to the most outstanding player in college football. Launched in 1967, the award is named in honor of "the father of American football," Walter Camp, who is credited with the development of plays from scrimmage and set plays, the restriction of 11 players per side, and the numerical assessment of goals and tries. The Walter Camp Award is voted on FBS head coaches and sports information directors from across the country.
- Walter Camp Website
- Last three winners:
- 2024: Travis Hunter, WR/DB, Colorado
- 2023: Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU
- 2022: Caleb Williams, QB, USC
LUKE ALTMYER
- 2025 Maxwell Award Watch List
- 2025 Phil Steele Preseason All-Big Ten Second Team
- 2025 Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten Third Team
- 2025 Big Ten Preseason Honors
- 2025 Wooden Citizen Cup nominee
- 2024 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
- Leads the nation with five career game-winning drives in the final minute/OT
- Davey O'Brien Award Class of 2024 as one of the top 35 quarterbacks in college football
- Started all 13 games in 2024 and led Illinois to a 10-3 record, tying the program's single-season wins record
- One of the most efficient passers in the nation in 2024, posting 22 touchdown passes and only 6 interceptions
ILLINI ON WATCH LISTS (AS OF AUGUST 4)
